The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-16
WAYS OF NOTED MEN.
Freaks Which in Some Would Have
Seemed Like Insanity.

Augustus Hare, one of the cleverest
divines in the English Church, when he
had ended a train of hard thinking,
would rise from the desk and spin
around on his heel few seconds and
then resume his studies.
DR.. tombstone would never enter a
certain lane in londol without going
between two particular posts of which
there were four.
Frederick the Great in his youth was
noted for his stubbornness and bashful-
ness, and, we are told. showed this at
his sisters marriage. Instead of appear
ing at the ceremony in court attire he
came with the servants dressed as one
of their number.
Neander, the famous church historian,
was unable to lecture to his students
unless he had in his hand a quill pen,
which he tore to pieces while he talked
and it was always necessary to supply
him with a second when the first had
been entirely wasted.
Charles II. of England was very fond
of hunting insects, and 1t is related by
certain historians that he was hunting
moth in the supper-room at Whitehall
when the Dutch fleet sailed up the
Thames and burned Sheerness.
Charles Dickens, the famous novelist,
was most untiring walker; he consid-
cred it but trifie to pass over forty or
over sixty miles of country. Should a
friend visit him walk was his (Dick
ens0 first proposition. Tradition saws
in the long run he had few friends
spending a whole day with him.
Archbishop Whately was one of the
most philanthropic of men, and yet,
when dying, he is reported 10 have said !:
II rejoice to think that never in my life
have l given copper to begger with
whose antecedents was a stranger"
The Earl of Chatham was most pecu-
liar in bis habits; these, no doubt,
engendered by his hypochondriac ma
ture. On one occasion, in midsummer,
he wished to have snow, and adopted
the following rather curious method of
having his wish realized: The servants
were ordered to have large fires in every
room. the walks outside were covered
with salt to make things have a wintry
appearance, and doors and windows
were kept shut to keep out the bitter
cold. How long this within lasted the
historian does not record.
William Wilberforce became so alb
sorbed in conversation in evening com
panies as wholly to forget himself. He
would Gift himself from his chair in his
earnestness. move forward a little. and
gradually approach perilousiy near the
edge. 1t was tradition in fashionable
English circles, that he had fallen
several times to the floor; but in fami-
lies where he was loved it was the custom
to station one of the older children be-
hind his chair to move it forward as he
moved and guard him against peril.
English society retained among the
p'easantest memories of their childhood
the recollection of the services rendered
to this brilliant and eloquent converser.
Rossini, the composer of The Bar
ber," when engaged with any great
composition, invariably shaved himself
in most fantastic way to prevent his
going out of doors.
George w., King of England, was
very feminine in his habits he possessed
scores of embroidered shirts, which were
considered by him to be the best depart
ment of his wardrobe, and were accord
ingly displayed with great pomp to any
particular friend of his Majesty.
Napoleon habitually watched a Ger
tain star, which he declared was his,
for it never abandoned him, but was al
ways il sight commanding him to go
forward, giving as a reason for his sue
cess its own appearance.